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Scott Brown to take Penguin Plunge

By James Pindell, WMUR.com Political Reporter

Published On: Feb 01 2014 02:26:43 PM EST

HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. -

Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown hasn't made a decision to jump in the U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire this year, but he has apparently decided jump head first in the cold Atlantic Ocean this week for a good cause.

Brown will participate in the Penguin Plunge at Hampton Beach, an annual fundraiser for the New Hampshire Special Olympics. (WMUR-TV is a major sponsor of the event.)

A WMUR Granite State Poll last week showed him behind U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen should he challenge her for re-election and in third place in the New Hampshire presidential primary.

While Democrats have spent about $150,000 in television ads trying to pour cold water on Brown getting in the Senate race, none of these ads will be as cold as the ocean on Groundhog's Day.

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